TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 199756 [ 2024TNSTR.156....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-01-15 11:34:41
Date made public:
Sender: ZTF_Bot1
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

C. Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2024acy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF24aabvlvq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:58:05.436 (149.5226504) DEC = +18:04:30.75 (18.0752086)
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 12:10:04.800 (JD=2460323.007)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2024-01-13 12:10:04.800
Flux: 19.63 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2024-01-05 12:37:26
Limiting flux: 20.5 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024acy